Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23019, William Fairfield, Continental. Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental. Mass.
Fairfield, William Polly
N. 23019.
CONTENTS

8561
Maine
William Fairfield of Arundell Dist. in the state of Maine who was a Private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Brewer of the Massachusetts line, for the term of 3 years -
Inscribed on the Roll of the Pensions of Maine at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1810.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 th of March 1819 and sent to B. Greene Esq. South Berwick - Maine.
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 10 23 3/4 / 30 3/4 07 16 Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4 Sept. 1819. 40. 00 $135.16
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
York County.

William Fairfield -
William Fairfield
Col. Brewer (p.m.) Col. Brewer
Chap: line
1775-1783
1775-1783 Decla. April 8. 1818
Admitted -

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
YORK, ss. } ON this eighth day of April A. D. 1818, before me the subscriber, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit in said Commonwealth, personally appears William Fairfield aged sixty four years resident in Amherst in said county of York, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War:"
That he the said William Fairfield in the month of April November 1775, enlisted as a private soldier in the Continental Army, for the term of eight months one year, or immediately joined the Army under Capt. Towne in the Reg t 6 th commanded by Col. Reed of the Massachusetts Line, that he continued to do his duty in said Comp y & Reg t at the various places in which they were stationed, until the above-named term of one year expired, when he was honorably discharged at Firon-deroga - but has lost his discharge - and that soon after, he again enlisted in the Continental Army, & joined the Army under Capt. Daniel Merrill, in the Reg t 6 th commanded by Col. Brewer of the Massachusetts Line, that he continued to do his duty in said Comp y & Reg t , in the various places in which they were stationed, until the above-named term of three years expired, when he was honorably discharged but has long since lost his discharge -
That he is reduced in his circumstances and needs the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year above said.
Benj t Greene
I, BENJAMIN GREENE, Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the first Eastern Circuit, in the Commonwealth aforesaid, do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction that the said enemy, as he has stated in his declaration aforesaid - and that he is reduced in his circumstances, and needs the assistance of his country for his support. - And I do now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this
eighth
day of April
Anno Domini, 1818.
Benj t Greene

Polly Garfield 224 Aug 6. 1888
(Senior under law of 1810)
Me act. 7. July 38 5 years Married in 1790 admd 2 years free 80 $ no deduction
E. E. Bourne Kennebec Me

State of Maine
York County ss.
On this sixth day of August 1838 - personally appeared before the court of Probate of the County of York, Polly Fairfield, a resident of Kennebec Port in the County of York, aged sixty five years, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7 th 1838. entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows" That she is the widow of William Fairfield, who was a soldier in the company of Captain Daniel Merrill, in the Regiment of Col Brewer in the Revolutionary war three years from 1777. to 1780 - as stated she supposes in his declaration under the law of 1818. He enlisted in the town of Mendel, where he lived at the time
She further declares that she was married to the said William Fairfield.

on the twenty fifth day of August seventeen hundred and ninety - That her husband the aforesaid William Fairfield died on the sixteenth day of March 1827. That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, viz on the day and year before mentioned.
Witness Wm. H. Hayes -
Polley Fairfield
Sworn to and subscribed in open court on the day and year above written -
Before me Wm. H. Hayes Judge of Circuit Court by Maine

State of Maine
York ss.
I John Sleele Register of the court of Probate within and for the County of York, being a court of Record, hereby certify that William etc. Heages is Judge of said court of Probate, and that Edward E. Bourne is a justice of the Peace in and for said county, and that the signatures to the papers hereto annexed and purporting to be theirs are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court this sixth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight.
John Sleele Register of Probate for York Co.

I William Smith Clerk of the town of Bed- ford in the County of York and State of Maine certify that the following is a true extract from the Records of said town.
"A return of Marriages handed in by Rev Nathaniel Webster for the year seventeen hundred and ninety -
William Fairfield of Arundel and Polly King of Bedford" - The same is a true extract from the Records with the exception of the date which is expressed on the records in fair legible figures as follows "1790". The day or month not being inserted.
I William Smith above named do hereby and say that I hold the office of town clerk in the town of Bedford in the County and State aforesaid, and the above is a true copy of the Records with the exception above named as certified by me -
William Smith { Your Clerk of Bedford -
State of Maine
York ss. Aug 1, 1838. Subscribed and sworn to before me.
Edward D. Bourn
Justice of the Peace
I Daniel W Lord of Rumford Port in the County of York and State of Maine Esquire, do on oath testify and declare that I have for many years known the family of William Fairfield of said

Remilunt Port an who was a revolutionary Pensioner. Said William died more than ten years since and Polly Fairfield now living is his widow, never having been married since his decease -
Daniel W. Lord
State of Maine
York County ss August 2 o 1830. Personally appeared Daniel W Lord who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed
Before me -
Edward E Bourne Justice of the Peace
I Lemuel Miller of Kennebec Port in the County of York and State of Maine Gentleman aged eighty seven years do on oath testify and declare that I have always known William Fairfield since he was a boy. I was present at his marriage with Polly King at Biddeford nearly fifty years ago - I further testify that since William's death in the company of Capt Samuel Merrill of which I was Lieutenant - that he died ten or a dozen years since and Polly Fairfield his widow is the same person before named, never having been married since his death.
Lemuel Miller
State of Maine
York County ss. August 2 o 1830. Personally appeared Lemuel Miller who is a credible witness and made oath to the truth of the foregoing declaration by him subscribed -
Before me Edward E Bourne Justice of the Peace

L. W. B. W. 23019.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 24, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning William Fairfield , a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 8th, 1818, at which time he was 64 years of age and residing in York County, Maine, and his pension was allowed for four years' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war. In his application for pension he alleges that he enlisted in November, 1775, and served for one year in a company commanded by Capt. Town, in a regiment commanded by Col. Reed; that soon after this period of service terminated he again enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Merrill, in a regiment commanded by Col. Brewer, and served a period of three years.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Charles Emery,
208 Indiana Ave., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

23,019
Rev
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23,019
Polly Fairfield
Wid
William Fairfield
Ohio Res.
Act: Feb. 2 d
Index:—Vol. A , Page 228
[Arrangement of 1870.]

1894 Aug 7. Kiss to Hon. Geo C. Perkins U.S.
Jan. 20/98 To Mr. C. Emery City
Jan. 24/98 To Mr. C. Emery, City.
1919 Aug. 30. History to Mrs. Amos E. Ayres. V. 2

Molue - 166
Jolly Mrs Fairfield, widow of William Fairfield, deceased, who was a pensioner under the Act of Mar. 18. 1818, and who died on the 16 th March 1829, of Arundell in the State of Maine who was a P er in the C o commanded by Captain _____ of the Reg t commanded by Col Brewster in the Mass s line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine at the rate of 80 Dollars - Cents per annum, to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1838
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 th day of Sep r '38, and signed E. E. Brown, Kennebec, Maine
Arrears to the 4 th of Sep r $ 200. 00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Mar 40. 00
$ 240. 00
{ Act July 7, } 1838.
Recorded by R. Purdie Clerk Book A - Vol. 1. - Page 9 -

Letter to 3 rd Audit to 22. April 1843 do. to same April 24. 1843-
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4. Sept 1839 to 4. March 1841. Agent notified 24 May 1843

827.
Maine
Polly Fairfield
widow of William Fairfield who was a Private in the Mass line for 2 years
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 80 Dollars Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8th day of July, 1843. and sent to E. E. Bourne Kennebec, Maine.
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book 4. Vol. 1. Page 4.

775 Polly Fairfield
Admit, private $80.
Maine Agency
Send to
E. E. Bourne
Freeport
Maine

State of Maine York County ss.
On this fifth day of April 1843, personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, Polly Fairfield a resident of Frenchtown Port in the County of York aged sixty nine years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed on the 3 d March 1843, granting pensions to the widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. - That she is the widow of William Fairfield, who was a private and served as stated in his declaration for a pension under the Act of 1832. - That under the Act of July 7 1838 she received a pension of eighty dollars per annum.
She further declares that she is still a widow.
Witness
W. B. Skwall
Polly Fairfield
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, the said declarant being personally known to me -
Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace

State of Maine } York County ss }
I William Hammond Register of the Court of Probate within and for the County of York, in this state aforesaid do hereby certify that Edward E Bourne Esq is an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned and qualified that his commission was dated on the 25th day of June 1841 and will expire on the 25th day of June 1848 and that his signature herein before written is genuine
Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this 25th day of April A D 1843 Wm Hammond } Register of the Court of } Probate York County

State of Maine.
YORK, ss.
I,
William Trapton,
Clerk of all the Judicial
Courts in said County, do hereby certify that
Edward C. Bourne is an acting Justice of the Peace
in and for said county,
as appears by the paper hereto annexed ; that he is
duly commissioned and qualified to act as such ; that his commission is dated the fifteenth day of June A.D. 1848, and will expire on the fifteenth day of June, A.D. 1855,
and that the
following
signature purporting to be
his is
genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my Hand, and affixed the
Seal of the
Supreme Judicial
Court for said State, this
twenty second day of
August
Anno Domini 1848,
William Trapton,
Clerk.

State of Maine York County s.s.
On this twenty first day of August A.D. 1848 personally appeared before me Edward E. Bourne a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Polly Fairfield a resident of Kennebec port in said County of York aged seventy four years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed the 2 d February 1848 granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary war. That she is the widow of William Fairfield a private who served as stated in her original declaration for a pension, that she received under the act of Congress of June 17 th 1844 a pension of eighty dollars.
She further declares that she is still a widow
Witness
Polly Fairfield
Lucinda Perkins
Subscribed and sworn to on the day and year above written
Before me Edward E. Bourne Justice of the Peace
I certify that the above named Polly Fairfield is personally known to me, and is the same person who received a pension under the act of June 1844
Edward E. Bourne

April 29: 1857
Asking information in behalf of Hannah Nye who was  lives in Napoleon
E. Bourne
Hennepin
Maine
FREE
E. Heath
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.

April 29: 1857
Asking information in behalf of Hannah
Moche roster
Cap
Portlet
E. Bourne
Stenabunk
Maine
FREE
Heath
Com of Pensions
Washington D.C.

Glencurk Me. April 24 57
Dr Sir
As for the last few years, I have taken no special pains to keep myself informed of the constructions of the various pension laws, I do not know but that I have neglected the interests of several widow revolutionary pensioners, for whom I still continue to obtain their semi-annual stipends. In looking at the act of 49 to day, which gives to the widow the same pension wh. her husband would have received I am inclined to the opinion that the following persons, are entitled to a larger pension than they now receive
  Hannah Noche  3400    Patty Young  3395    Mary Gowan  3401    Sarah Hooper  3396    Polly Fairfield  3384  
Will you do me the favour to inform me whether I am right in this construction -
Very respectfully
Your Obedt servt
E E Bowne

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
April 25 th 1843.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," and the 3d section of the Act of August 23, 1842, extending the time within which pensioners may receive their pensions from the pension agents, Polly Fairfield _____ a Pensioner on the Roll of the Maine _____ Agency, at the rate of Eighty _____ Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th July 1838, has been paid at this Department, from the 4 th of Sept. 1839, to the 4 th March 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
Comptroller.
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER.
Mr Dalton Chief Old War Div Will you please give this request early attention
K

O. W. & N. Div.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. Jan'y 13. 1898.
Respectfully returned to the writer, who is requested to furnish, for purposes of identification, as much as possible of the information called for below.
Wm Lockhorn Commissioner.
Full name of soldier:
William Fairfield
Place of residence before service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Kennebec port Me
Place of residence after service:
(Town, county, and State, if possible.)
Kennebec port Me.
Date of death (as near as possible):
about 1828
Christian name of widow:
Mary or Polly -
Did either he or his widow receive a pension?
yes she was pensioned from her death 1851. or 2 Remarks:
I am grandson of the pensioner
Your name and address;
Charles Emery - 208. Ind. Ave NW Washington DC

Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
Washington, D. C., Aug , 189 ✓
Sir:—
In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of Mr. Fairfield , a soldier of the Revolutionary War, you will please find below the desired information as contained in his application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1775 1 yr. Pri Lowon Reed Me.   1776 2 yrs " Merrill Brewer "  
Battles engaged in, None mentioned. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Not stated. Date of application for pension, April 8, 1818. Residence at date of application, York County Maine. Age at date of application, 64 years. Remarks: He married Polly King of Biddeford Maine in 1790 and died March 16 1827
Very respectfully,
Hon Geo. Perkins
Commissioner.
MS.

L. W. B. W. 23019.
This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 20, 1898.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning William Fairfield, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he made an application for pension on April 8th, 1818, at which time he was 64 years of age and residing in York County, Maine, and his pension was allowed for four years' actual service as a private in the Mass. troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Merrill and Col. Brewer. Place of his enlistment not stated. His widow, Polly, made application and received a pension for the service of her husband as above set forth.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Mr. Charles Emery,
208 Indiana Ave., N. W.,
Washington, D. C.

MRS. AMOS E. AYRES STATE REGENT SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Aug. 20, 1919.
Rec. Sec. me
Dept of the Interior Bureau of Pensions
Gentlemen:- Wm. Fairfield b. in Ft. Fairfield Me. enlisted from Arundel in 1775 in Capt. Benj. Hooper's Co.; He served in 1777 in Capt. Saml Merrill's Co.; also in Col. Saml Breuste's Regt.; also was a soldier under Capt. Hitchcock.
He married for second wife Mary King. Did he receive a pension? If so please send me a certified copy of his record.
Thanking you for this favor, I am
Very truly yours.
Mrs. Amos E. Ayres.

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Fairfield a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
77. 23019
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Nov. 1775 1 year Private Towne Read Mass.   Soon after, in 1777 3 years Daniel Merrill Brewer        
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Anneadell, York Co., Mass.
Date of application for pension, Apr. 8, 1818. His claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Anneadell, York Co., Mass.
Age at date of application, sixty-four years.
Remarks: soldier married at Biddeford, York Co., Mass., Aug. 25, 1790, Polly King. He died Mch. 16, 1827, & she was allowed pension on her application executed Aug. 6, 1838 while a resident of Kennebunkport, Me. aged 65 yrs. There is no further data as to family.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.